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to have (also used for
mee-un
I don't have any children
k'nyom ot towan
“there is/are”)
sleep
mee-un
gayn
I have one child/two
k'nyom mee-un gk'cone
take
daea
children
moi/bpee
what is your…?
nee'ak…ai?
where are you staying?
nee'ak s'nak now ai nar?
…name
ch-moo-ah
can you speak English/
nee'ak jehs nit-yaiy pia
…nationality
jon-jee-ut
Cambodian?
-sar onglai/k'mair roo
where do you come
nee'ak mau bpe pro-teh
dtay?
from?
nar?
I know (can speak) a little
k'nyom jehs tick-tick
I am from…
k'nyom mau bpe pro-
I don't understand
k'nyom s'dabp men
teh…
baan/k'nyom ot yull
Britain
onglais
how old are you?
a'yup bpon-maan chnam?
Ireland
ear-lond
not yet
ot toe-un
US
amei-rik
I don't know
k'nyom ot dung
Canada
kana-daa
there aren't…/we
ot mee-un…
Australia
orstra-lee
don't have…
none left/finished
New Zealand
nyew seelend
ohs haowee
are you married?
nee'ak riep-ghar hauwee
it can't be done
ot baarn
no problem
ot banyaha
roo now?
how many children
nee'ak mee-un gk'cone
just a minute/please
som jam bon tick
wait a minute
do you have?
bpon maan nee'ak?
GETTING AROUND
where are you going?
dtow nar?
west
dteu khang leh'j
bus
laan tom
cyclo
see-klo
minibus
laan dubp-bpee gonlaing
motorbike taxi
motodubp/moto
pick-up
laan nee-san/laan ch'noo-
ul laan gk'bah
taxi
dtak-see
express boat
karnowt lou-en
slow boat
karnowt
small boat
dtook
where do I buy a ticket?
k'nyom trouw ting
sambort now ai nar?
how much to go to…?
dtow…bpon maan?
will you go for…?
dtow…baan tday?
…per person
…moi nee'ak
does this…go to?
laan neeh mee-an
dtow…dtay?
when does the… depart?
…neeh je-ny dtow
maung bpon maan?
how long does it take
doll…o'h bpon maan
to get to…?
maung?
is the…far away?
…che-ngai dtay?
it's (not) a long way
(ot) che-ngai
how much to hire…
ch'noo-el teeyeng
outright?
oughs…nee'ak yor
bpon maan?
don't pick up any
kgom to-tooel nee'ak
other passengers
dhum-now tee-et dtoh
do you agree to the price?
dumlai neeh baan
(also used as a
general greeting)
I am going to a/an/the…
k'nyom dtow…
I want to go to a/an/the…
k'nyom chong dtow…
where is the…?
…now ai nar?
airport
jom nort yoo-un hohs/
drang yoo-unhohs
bus station
seta-nee laan kerong
taxi stand
seta-nee laan dtak-see
train station
seta-nee roteh pleung
jetty
gkumpong bpai
bank
t'nee-a-geer
embassy (Thai/Lao/
sa-tarn-toot (tai/lao/
Vietnamese)
vietnam)
guesthouse
pteah sumnat
hotel
sontdakee-a/owhtel
market
psar
money changer
gonlaing dt'loi
museum
sarat montee
pharmacy
farmasee
police station
bpohs bpoli
post o
ce
bprey-sa-nee
restaurant
porjarnee-a tarn/restoran
shop
harng
go straight
dtow dtrong
please stop here
som choap tee neeh
(turn) left/right
(bot) ch'wayng/s'dam
north
dteu khang jeung
east
dteu khang kea-et
south
dteu khang tb'ohng
dtay?
